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Don't Stack Split Firewood - Here's Why

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by ReelFaster, Mar 4, 2026 at 11:05 AM.

  1. ReelFaster

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    Interesting!! I don't see this being a great idea IMO.

     
  2. Canadian border VT

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    I call BS try this with birch and your wood will rot before it dries. Maybe with pine BUT not at my home
     
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  3. ReelFaster

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    It does not make sense to me, unless your are just storing it to split for another day or have an OWB.

    You still have to split it, why wait till winter to do it? So many other factors come into play cold, rain, snow, equipment failure (if using hydro), etc...

    Also don't you want to just head to the woodshed or wood rack and just grab splits to feed your stove vs. having to split that round into sizable splits for the stove? :picard:

    I'd also throw in drying times perhaps, I am sure a round of oak will take longer to dry vs. that same round being split.
     
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    Last year I did have a stack of rounds that had sat for nearly a year before splitting. I split it and put it directly in the back of the wood shed last Summer. Just now getting to it and it seems to burn fine. Granted, this was mostly Alder which seasons faster than some of the other wood available.


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  5. Chud

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    King of clickbait
     
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    I've seen this guy's posts before and most of the time, shake my head.
     
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    If you can't baffle them with brilliance, baffle them with bool....
     
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    100% true for softwood in arid states. AND, it splits clean with axe.
     
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    Yep, I think the regional (and wood type) differences make it work for him, but not as well with humid-area hardwoods.
     
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    Well if you don't like a man's ideas that has been in the logging industry for years I'm pretty sure you wouldn't like how I season fire wood.
     
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    Exactly how I do too :rofl: :lol:
     
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    He probably stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night, too.

    There's far too much mis and disinformation on Youtube and AI is making it ten times worse. Youtube makes $$$$$ so don't look to them to reign it in. All you can do is stop watching.
     
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    Ok, we've now had our daily dose of pure Bull.
     
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    Odd because he does have some other video's I've seen that were not bad and informative. But this one is a doozie IMO!
     
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    I wonder if he'd come stack the ~30" oak rounds I will be making in the near future? How high y'all think he can go? 3 high?